Artificial-tooth crown.



. H. J. G'OSLEE.

ARTIFICIAL TOOTH GROWN.

AIILIOATION FILED MAR. 19, 1910. 1

996,921, I Patented July 4,1911.

BECK/Nd? UNITED sTA'rizsr rgtiEnT OFFICE.

HART J. GOSLEE, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS. ASSIGNOB TO CONSOLIDATED DENTAL MANU- FACTUBING COMPANY. OF NEW YORK. N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ARTIFICIAL-TOOTH CROWN.

Application filed March 19,

To all whom it may co/n'ern: 1 Be it knowt that,-l. llaur J. (losmzrz, a l citiz n of the l niti'il fitate and resident of (hit-ago. in. the county of (ook and State of lllinois. have invented a new and useful Improvement in .\rtilicial-Tooth ('rowns, ol \\'ltlt'l| the t'ollowin is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in artilicial tooth crowns and has for its ohject to provide an artilieial tooth crown which will. when properly haeltcd. possess a maxinuuu strength with a minimmn display 5 ol' the metal hacking. thus producin; not onl a stronger and more durahle artiti ial tooth crown hut also one whi h presents a more attractive appearauce wh n in u" hecause of the small displ:i v ot' the metal harkiug. lts shape also makes it gem rally applicahle to all conditions of ahsorption and occlusion without unv grinding to til the inl tll\'ltltltll"if9. 't. This makes them interchangeable and permits of easy re rlze-ement in case one 'hecomes t'raetured in t tt mouth. in whi h case a ilnplicatehl' the same size and mold may he qttii'ltl) and easily snhsti- I lllit'tl without defacing or distill-hing the ori iinal metal haelting. in the mon h. It is also equally applieahle when used as a hridgc-tooth in supplying: tlll lltf1 teeth and possesses the same ztilvantageims l'ealures whether u ed as an individual crown. where lh-"re .is at supporting root in the month. oa a lu'iilge-tootlnio he attached to uch crowns mounted upon roots, and to supply mis ing teeth.

lrnrti al emtualinu'nts of this invention are reprcteuted in the nr om mtrving drawings. in which Figures t. z. and 2- l'tpl'v' 'ltl one form of my imprmed al'tilieinl tooth eronu. in hack, perspective and front views. res wetively. and Figs. l and represent another form of |u i|u||ro\ed arti ieutt tooth crown. in wespertive tllttl lun'lt views. tespm'tiu-l t. "i iis a rear ricw showing the Inn-kin".

ln hoth forms herein represented thecrown l is provided with an oll'set portion-'3 at its hack. which otl'set portion is provided with a tltlnt'tl-Hitlttl recess 2' opening through the top of the oll'setportion L. for the reception of the unehoring pin, not. shown herein. In hoth forms. an annular. seat I snrroulnls the mouth of the elosed-sided re- Spcclficatton of Letters Patent.

Patented J ul v 4, 1911.

1910. Serial No. 550.351.

tical shoulders 5 in both forms and the 3 transverse shoulder (5 in the form shown in Figs. 1. :2 and 3. not. only permit the backing to he easily and closely titted to the crown hut also pernut the crown to have an extended hearing upon the hacking and thus matcriallr st reugthen the crown and increase its ltle. l"urtlu-ruiore. h v provn'hn; the reeess m the otl'set portion \\'lllt eloSetl stiles,

- the crown is strengthened at this point.

tooth crown formed a-s hereiualmve ilescrihed. also u'esentst't' very small amount. of the metal hacking to view when the crown is in position in the month.

What l claim is:--

1. .in at'lilicial tooth crown having an ol'fet portion provided with a closed-sided pinrereiviu tei'css opening through its-inner i end. an annular eat snrroutnling the month ot the recess and vertieal shoulders extending alone; the side-: of the otl'set portion.

2. n artilirial tooth crown havin; an otf- 1 nn-lion provided with a closetl-siiletl pittreccivingr recess o eningthrough its inner end. an annular eat rounding the mouth of the rc ess. and a transverse shoulder pattiall v snrroumtin; the otl'set portion intermediate its inner and outer ends.

2". .\n artificial tooth crown having an (illsct protion provided with a elosed-sided pinl'm'ei\'ilt ",l'et'ess opening through its inner end. an annular seat surrounding the mouth of the lt't'tr-s'. vertical shoulders extending along: the sides of the oll'set portion and a transverse shoulder extending around the. same from side to side. thereof and meeting the vertical shoulders.

In te timony. that I claim the foregoing 

